I have a desk job that requires little physical activity, so four to five times a week I do the Curves workout for 30 minutes. In order to lose 2 pounds a week, how many calories should I be eating?

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While I'd need your height, weight, and age to calculate this number specifically for you, most people generally need to eat approximately 10 calories per pound of weight to maintain that weight without strenuous activity. To lose 2 pounds of weight per week, you need to decrease the number of calories you take in per day by 1,000, or expend that extra energy in working out, — which is hard to do! Try cutting 500 calories from your diet and burning 500 calories with vigorous exercise every day. The average woman will lose weight on a 1,500-calorie-per-day diet, while men can lose weight on about 1,800 calories per day. I would not go below 1,200 calories per day, however, especially since you are exercising.

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